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Comment by webRat

In BC, you no longer have to have this equipped to skin your kills and you can ditch your lowbie skinning knife.

Comment by Leah0509

the easiest way to boost your skinning skilll to be able to skin higher level mobs. Now in the 2.0 patch this knife is counted as a skinning knife so you would not need to carry around two.

Comment by balle747

This skinning knife got a equip +10 skinning, and compared with the +5 skinning an enhancter can make on your gloves, you can skin The Beast, and if you are really luckey, you will get The Beast's hide. And that hide is something there is really many money worth :D

Comment by Pantaryl

One of the most contested items out there in the game. Should the Beast drop this, make sure it is going to a skinner, and make sure that they can use it. You do not want it going to someone without skinning who cannot use daggers.

Comment by 1yc1

There is 2 weapons in game that gives you +10 skinning. First one is this dagger, second is blue sword form ZG(http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19901). So, in theory, you can get +20 skinning from 2 items, which can help with skinning levelling.

Comment by aesrocket

I'm looking for Ray Finkle... and a clean pair of shorts!

Comment by bluAstrid

Can be put in a leatherworker's bag.

Comment by mallinwa

As can regular skinning knives.

Comment by 3phase

From patch 4.0.1 some WOTLK instance bosses will require 455 skinning (instead of the previous 450) I'm going to have to go get this knife again. : /

Comment by Gulikutalu

With the Cataclysm expansion release I found that several bosses in Grim Batol need 530 skinning.

And, ZG is no more so this and the enchant are the only 2 ways to increase your skinning.

Comment by ShamanofAlleria

I just thought I would add my 2 cents... if you are a skinner and can't use daggers mind you... don't waste an hour of your life getting this knife, and then go to skin a boss and realize you just wasted an hour of your life

Comment by rzzr

Good news for all of those who can skin but can't use daggers. The Zulian Slasher is back In Zul Gurub.

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Comment by Homeguard

Can anyone confirm that this still drops from "The Beast"? I have killed it countless times trying to farm 2xdaggers and they haven't shown up yetWowhead magic is back, after posting it dropped after my 12th run... /facepalm

Comment by Arcdragon

There is a thread on the WoW forums about how hunters will no longer be able to use this item due to being no longer able to wield melee weapons in 5.0

I'm hoping they change it or at least remove the need for above max skinning with skinnable raid bosses.

Comment by milkr

Lengthy unnecessary work. The Beast, elite boss (60), is very stingy :-(When Mr. Zanzil from Zul'Gurub saw how many times I have tried without success to get this dagger, gave me a rather Zulian Slasher at the first attempt. :-D

Comment by sonicsix

Just dropped for me today on the 3rd run.

Comment by Guy19

I had this drop while doing the achievements and getting the pets in BRS! :D Huuuuuuuzah, now I just need 1 more of these and I'll have absolute maxed skinning. (without being Worgen)

Comment by Glorfindor

After farming a couple runs a week for over two years it finally dropped for me last night!

Comment by Lodan

As of patch 5.0.4 it seems that having 2 of these equipped does not grant +20 Skinning anymore, nor does it's bonus stack with the Skinning Knife Bonus, thus it seems like a waste of bag space to even have one of these daggers in your bag. I sold both of mine after finding this out.

Comment by Thiron

In 5.0.4 you can get +20 skinning if you equip this with Zulian Slasher. Apparently it's the only working combo of skinning knives, might get fixed later.On the other hand, Skinning Knife is the only one that gives bonus without being equipped.

Comment by mantroskylo

I have 2 of them in my Skinner - Leatherworker main and I can confirm that I get the +20 skill in skinning by equiping both of them at the same time (My main is a Rogue, so I can equip both daggers).Of course it can be put in any Leatherworking bag to save normal bag space.

Comment by stickshift

With the Harpy Skinner no longer in-game, this mog-worthy dagger is the only blue-handled one of it's design.